dognovel Chapter 433
Chapter 433
Zhou Shuwan also agreed with a smile: "Yes, we are all family, no need to be polite with us."
She turned to look at Tao Zheng, "Tao Zheng, what do you think?"
Tao Zheng hesitated for a moment, lowering his eyelids to hide the complex expression in his eyes. After a while, he raised his head and said sincerely, "Thank you, Captain, and thank you, sister-in-law. We will find a way to return the supplies as soon as possible."
Qi Mingyu understood Tao Zheng's concerns and explained, "I've inquired. The three of you are now among the 500 personal soldiers left by General Zhao, but you are affiliated with the Security Team. You just don't obey the Security Team's orders. Your salary is the same as the Security Team, and maybe General Zhao will also provide compensation. Things will get better and better in the future."
Seeing Xiaoliu smiling and not seeming to worry about the debt at all, he asked curiously, "Do you have other ways to earn supplies?"
Xiaoliu kept it a secret: "The mountain man has a clever plan, Captain, just wait and see."
Qi Mingyu became curious, but seeing that he seemed confident, he didn't ask any more questions and just nodded: "Okay."
He knew that although Xiaoliu had a somewhat erratic personality, he was always cautious in his actions. Since he said that, he must have his own plans.
The next morning was the weekend, and Qi Mingyu got up early. After washing up, he and Xiaoliu and the other two went to the base's real estate department to go through the procedures for purchasing the villa.
The real estate department is located in a three-story building in the central area of the base, with a sign reading "Base Real Estate Management Department" hanging in front of the door.
Two uniformed guards stood at the door straight in attention. When they saw Qi Mingyu and his group, they immediately stood at attention and saluted, saying respectfully, "Captain Qi!"
Qi Mingyu nodded slightly, then took Xiaoliu and the other two into the real estate department.
Because the amount of supplies needed to buy a villa is so huge, today we are just going to sign the contract, and then the real estate department will send people and cars to transport the supplies.
So, they traveled light.
As soon as they entered, they were shocked to see that the hall was packed with people, all waiting in line to buy a house.
"There are so many people here..." Sangzi sighed.
"It seems there are still many rich people." Xiao Liu said.
Unlike the three bachelors, they almost sold everything they had just to buy a house, and now they have nothing left.
Fortunately, the three of them still have some way out, so they are not particularly stressed.
A young woman in business attire came forward with a professional smile on her face: "Captain Qi, how can I help you?"
Qi Mingyu briefly explained his purpose.
When the staff heard that Captain Qi would be personally accompanying them to handle the villa purchase procedures, they became more respectful and immediately arranged for them to go to a special window to handle the procedures.
Qi Mingyu didn't notice that in the crowded crowd, there was someone looking at him in disbelief.
At noon, the people who had been busy all morning came back. Xiaoliu shook the key in his hand and took the key directly.
Zhou Shuwan couldn't help but laugh: "It seems that the formalities have been completed. It went very smoothly."
"Actually, because there are too many people entering the base, the real estate department is extremely busy. Fortunately, the captain made an appointment for me in advance. Otherwise, if I had been late for half a day, I wouldn't have been able to get this villa." Sang Zi said.
Zhou Shuwan was a little surprised: "There are so many people."
"That's right. It was so crowded that we couldn't even squeeze through. It was also because of the captain's kindness that we, as soldiers, went to the priority lane."
Zhou Shuwan seemed to be thinking about something.
Because they were very tired, everyone decided to have dinner at home first and then go to the villa in the afternoon.
Zhong Tiyun and Grandma Pang were busy in the kitchen, and the aroma of stewed vegetables gradually filled the whole house.
Tao Zheng and the others were a little uneasy: "Captain, we have to make another big dish. We..."
When visiting a host's home, if the host's food is too rich, it will also make the guests feel embarrassed.
I always feel like I'll eat the host family out of money!
"It's okay. This meal is a home-cooked meal featuring our northern specialty stews." Zhou Jianghai waved his hand, "Don't be embarrassed. We're all the younger generation in the family. Come on, sit down."
"Please sit down. You're being quite polite now." Qi Mingyu joked.
When they went out on missions before, they would even take a few bites of food from each other's bowls. Maybe it was because they had been separated for a long time, Qi Mingyu got married again, and had a family, so Tao Zheng and the others felt embarrassed.
This sentence made everyone laugh.
After a while, the dishes were served on the table. There was meat, fish, eggs, mushrooms, bean curd sheets, vermicelli, cabbage, everything you could think of, and the variety was very complete.
Tao Zheng and his companions were all from the north, and they hadn't eaten this kind of traditional northern food for a long time, so they thanked him repeatedly.
Everyone ate with relish.
The Zhou family no longer sells rice and flour, so the staple food at noon is potato pancakes made with potatoes and vegetables, which are filling and add a different flavor.
This kind of potato pancake is also commonly eaten by people at the base. Mash the potatoes into a paste, add some vegetables and seasonings, mix well, and fry them into pancakes.
The Zhou family is willing to use oil, so the potato pancakes are particularly fragrant.
It is also delicious when eaten with stew.
The atmosphere at the dinner table was harmonious and everyone was chatting while eating.
Zhou Jianghai put down his chopsticks and turned to ask Tao Zheng, "Xiao Tao, you bought a villa. How is the preparation for the power generation equipment at home? The base is not responsible for the heating of the villa area now. We have to rely on our own power generation."
Tao Zheng put down the bowl, thought for a moment, and replied, "Uncle Zhou, don't worry. We brought a lot of things with us when we moved from the capital. We should be able to put together two sets of equipment."
He didn't say it clearly, so the Zhou family thought he was talking about gasoline or a solar generator.
Zhou Jianghai nodded, with some approval in his eyes: "That's good. In our current environment, we can't live without electricity, especially in winter, we need it for heating. Otherwise, we can only live in the factory."
Zhong Tiyun continued, "I heard that there's a huge queue of people waiting in line at the factory, all wanting to live there, but there's nowhere to go, and the higher-ups are in a dilemma."
The only thing to be thankful for is that these newcomers to the base all have the latest technology white flame furnaces, which can warm the houses without relying on heaters, thus reducing a lot of heating pressure on the base.
As long as you have enough time, you can always solve the problems of housing and heating.
After dinner, Zhou Shuwan and Qi Mingyu followed Tao Zheng and others to see the new villa.
Their villa is not far from the Zhou family's house, just across a road, separated by two alleys.
The appearance is similar to that of the Zhou family's, but the villas in this row are slightly smaller, not as big as the Zhou family's, so the price is also cheaper.
But it is also three stories high.
There are both yards and terraces.
However, the thick ice and snow completely buried the courtyard of the first floor. Although the real estate department also sent people to clean it up, it was not very thorough. Therefore, if people want to live in this house, it needs to be cleaned and repaired.
If they wanted to get in, they had to go in from the second floor like everyone else.